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caras_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
Nice, sweet read
First thing I will say is I did put this one off because of the cover. Poor guys a little on the skinny side I think for a book cover
I did enjoy this story, though at times I find myself skipping bits here and there so it could have been a little shorter, I just think there were some things that could have been condensed. Overall a sweet romance. I understood where Claire was coming from, but the way things were worded could have been different. It was a well written story and I will enjoy the rest of the books.
First thing I will say is I did put this one off because of the cover. Poor guys a little on the skinny side I think for a book cover
I did enjoy this story, though at times I find myself skipping bits here and there so it could have been a little shorter, I just think there were some things that could have been condensed. Overall a sweet romance. I understood where Claire was coming from, but the way things were worded could have been different. It was a well written story and I will enjoy the rest of the books.
sadie_rae's review against another edition
5.0
Claire is a young college student who has had a hell of a life. Growing up with a drug dependent mother who eventually dies only to be shipped off to a great aunts house who preaches at her and is convinced that she is just like her mother. Eventually she ends up with her uncle Phillip and life slowly gets better for her, trust in others is another matter.
Jude is the colleges star hockey player, and needless to say a player. Upon meeting Claire however he does an abrupt 180 and quickly decides that she is 'it' for him. Being in college they have to deal with the rumor mill and other such drama which is intensified by Jude's previous habits. But Jude and Claire are both a bit bull headed and refuse to be swayed.
The whole book was a tense emotional train wreck waiting to happen, not saying that it wasn't good though. At the very beginning of the book you learn that Claire has two jobs that involve dancing, one is teaching at a dance studio and the other is dancing Burlesque at a club. The second one is the one that you know will get her into trouble and so you go through the book with baited breath and cringing every time she has the opportunity to come clean and doesn't. Eventually Jude and Claire manage to make it through all the drama and family opposition. Jude's brothers stared in this book as well, hoping to read about Jayden in the next book!? 5 stars!
Jude is the colleges star hockey player, and needless to say a player. Upon meeting Claire however he does an abrupt 180 and quickly decides that she is 'it' for him. Being in college they have to deal with the rumor mill and other such drama which is intensified by Jude's previous habits. But Jude and Claire are both a bit bull headed and refuse to be swayed.
The whole book was a tense emotional train wreck waiting to happen, not saying that it wasn't good though. At the very beginning of the book you learn that Claire has two jobs that involve dancing, one is teaching at a dance studio and the other is dancing Burlesque at a club. The second one is the one that you know will get her into trouble and so you go through the book with baited breath and cringing every time she has the opportunity to come clean and doesn't. Eventually Jude and Claire manage to make it through all the drama and family opposition. Jude's brothers stared in this book as well, hoping to read about Jayden in the next book!? 5 stars!
mags_louise's review
5.0
I wasn't sure about this book before I brought it. As I'm not a fan of college based romance. However when I realised it featured Claire Anderson from Breaking Away I had to buy it and am so glad I did. As the story was fab, I loved Jude Sinclair his relationship with Claire and especially his interactions with Phillip and the rest of the assassins team. And I always think the best stories are those that make you laugh, cry and swoon in equal parts and this one certainly did that.
whatcha_listening_to's review
4.0
***As I was listen I thought to myself I have listened to this before. And then I checked and yep I had.
I didn’t love the dramalama and my rating went down a lot from the first time I listened. 2.5 Stars.***
4.5 Boarded by Love Stars
Before we even talk about this book. I have to say I am a HUGE fan of The Assassins Series! And no I didn't know this was a spin-off or I would have read the dang book a lot sooner!!
Ok now on to this book, when we meet Claire in Philip’s book I wanted to know more about her. So imagine my surprise when listening and this book is about Claire, I kind of smacked my forehead with the heel of my hand like duh!
Ok moving on, she was exactly how I thought she would be and so, so much more. I am so proud of her and I know it’s a book and she is just a character but if you read Philip's book you would understand.
I love the relationship Claire has with Philip and especially with Reese. <3 I swooned I had tears and I rooted or Claire.
But what makes this book even that extra bit special was I fell for Hey Jude! Who wouldn't I ask you he was charming and charismatic and downright smooth. And I love that in a hero!
And together Jude and Claire are Aces! I mean it they made my heart melt so many times.
The only thing I didn't like but totally get was the dramalama right at the end, I did think Jude took it just a little too far. And that was just my opinion.
I loved the dual narration like a lot Joe is a favorite of mine and it has nothing to do with his name totally being like my husbands…lol
Felicity really brings the emotion to Claire that I was hoping for. So I am very happy with this audio and if you are a fan of Toni Aleo’s work then click and buy this book it’s a heck of an audiobook!
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
I didn’t love the dramalama and my rating went down a lot from the first time I listened. 2.5 Stars.***
4.5 Boarded by Love Stars
Before we even talk about this book. I have to say I am a HUGE fan of The Assassins Series! And no I didn't know this was a spin-off or I would have read the dang book a lot sooner!!
Ok now on to this book, when we meet Claire in Philip’s book I wanted to know more about her. So imagine my surprise when listening and this book is about Claire, I kind of smacked my forehead with the heel of my hand like duh!
Ok moving on, she was exactly how I thought she would be and so, so much more. I am so proud of her and I know it’s a book and she is just a character but if you read Philip's book you would understand.
I love the relationship Claire has with Philip and especially with Reese. <3 I swooned I had tears and I rooted or Claire.
But what makes this book even that extra bit special was I fell for Hey Jude! Who wouldn't I ask you he was charming and charismatic and downright smooth. And I love that in a hero!
And together Jude and Claire are Aces! I mean it they made my heart melt so many times.
The only thing I didn't like but totally get was the dramalama right at the end, I did think Jude took it just a little too far. And that was just my opinion.
I loved the dual narration like a lot Joe is a favorite of mine and it has nothing to do with his name totally being like my husbands…lol
Felicity really brings the emotion to Claire that I was hoping for. So I am very happy with this audio and if you are a fan of Toni Aleo’s work then click and buy this book it’s a heck of an audiobook!
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
bobsvoid's review
2.0
The only reason this isn’t a 1 star review from is simply because of all the cameos the Assassin players make in it. Not a shocker, but my main complaint for Aleo’s books are that she literally wastes too much time. We don’t need an extra 100 pages. I enjoy a lengthy book, but not when it’s wasteful. In a story you don’t need every single darn day written about to get your point across.
All the cliche tropes are in this very story. Hockey god college dude that’s so young and already made captain. Simply waiting to be drafted to the NHL. Also he’s a complete ladies man and women are at his beck and call. *yawn*. The cliche doesn’t bother me at all. All of them are fine except for the whole “man whore” reformed. Nothing makes me roll my eyes more. Ironically the other stores by Aleo have some of that. For some reason this irked me more. I think it’s because after 2 week they were supposedly in love. The only reason I didn’t stop reading when I found that out was because I was nearly half way through. Jude isn’t an amazing lead. He’s just a boring younger version of Aleo’s original version. Also once you read about the male leads of the Assassin’s series you can’t enjoy a 20 year old dude over that.
We meet Claire in book 6 of the Assassin’s series. She’s honestly a brat, but she does have a good reason for being this way. In this book she’s drastically different and that makes me happy. Love and a family changed her for the better. I generally like Aleo’s leading women, but Claire just didn’t stand out. Also she lied to two very important people. You’d really think she learn after the first time she gets caught, but apparently not.
Honestly, the only redeeming quality of this is the Assassin’s series characters coming back in this story. Nothing makes me happier to see my hockey wives. Also Philips last POV is the best. That’s probably what really made me push this to 2 stars. I don’t think I’d recommend this series to anyone. I didn’t like this story much, but am I going to read the other books in this series? The answer is yes. I’m holding out for some better plots.
All the cliche tropes are in this very story. Hockey god college dude that’s so young and already made captain. Simply waiting to be drafted to the NHL. Also he’s a complete ladies man and women are at his beck and call. *yawn*. The cliche doesn’t bother me at all. All of them are fine except for the whole “man whore” reformed. Nothing makes me roll my eyes more. Ironically the other stores by Aleo have some of that. For some reason this irked me more. I think it’s because after 2 week they were supposedly in love. The only reason I didn’t stop reading when I found that out was because I was nearly half way through. Jude isn’t an amazing lead. He’s just a boring younger version of Aleo’s original version. Also once you read about the male leads of the Assassin’s series you can’t enjoy a 20 year old dude over that.
We meet Claire in book 6 of the Assassin’s series. She’s honestly a brat, but she does have a good reason for being this way. In this book she’s drastically different and that makes me happy. Love and a family changed her for the better. I generally like Aleo’s leading women, but Claire just didn’t stand out. Also she lied to two very important people. You’d really think she learn after the first time she gets caught, but apparently not.
Honestly, the only redeeming quality of this is the Assassin’s series characters coming back in this story. Nothing makes me happier to see my hockey wives. Also Philips last POV is the best. That’s probably what really made me push this to 2 stars. I don’t think I’d recommend this series to anyone. I didn’t like this story much, but am I going to read the other books in this series? The answer is yes. I’m holding out for some better plots.
thathannah's review
2.0
Going into this I did not know that there was a previous series that came before it about Phillip and his team mates. I also didn't remember that I already read the first book of that series. It didn't take long after Phillip and Reese were together in this book for me to guess that was the case. It's not a bad thing but I couldn't help but feel sometimes that I was missing something that would have made me enjoy some of those characters more.
That being said I didn't really fully connect with the main characters of this book anyways. Insta-love is a big pet peeve of mine and this book had that big time. There was a period at the beginning with no sex but it still seemed like sex and lust was all they had in common. They constantly thought and talked about how they wanted to have sex. I wanted them to actually get to know each other. They were in love too fast so I just never really believed it. That is especially true because of what we learn about Claire's childhood. After all that and her not dating anyone and not wanting to just sleep with guys and she jumps into bed with Jude right away. Where was the build up. There is no foundation for their relationship except for lust and sex.
Jude is not any better. I do not for a second believe that Jude is that much of a slut that he just does a complete 180 without any real character development to support that. I really did not like how all the women who were after Jude were portrayed. I mean come on maybe a few women would come out and say those things but not that many. Women are a lot smarted than to believe that the second Jude stops sleeping around he would commit to them when he didn't commit when he slept with them. Jude can be portrayed as someone who sleeps around without making all the women that have slept with him, or want to sleep with him, be whining girls controlled by their vaginas.
The big secret and blow up between Jude and Claire was a waste of time for me. I new she wasn't going got tell him everything so that was not a surprise. But I also think that he overreacted and didn't really have any reason to be as mad as he was. I especially hate characters that claim to love someone (overly so) and then the second something goes even slightly wrong they are done. To me it wasn't even as big of a deal as Jude made it. Of course he has a right to be upset but not that much. It doesn't help much that Claire's reasoning is stupid and felt forced.
I checked and it turns out I have read quite a few hockey themed books. Many of those being way better that this one. But even so I can see the potential. I wanted more build up between the Jude and Claire. I wanted to be shown more of why Claire and Phillip were so close since I have not and do not plan to read his book where it might show more. This was a easy fast read and I know that I kind of dumped all over it but it really does have potential. I think just at this point I have read so many books that are better (and apparently a bunch of hockey ones) that I expect more. One of the hockey series that I like is the one that starts with [b:The Deal|24920901|The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)|Elle Kennedy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1431282052s/24920901.jpg|44100599]. It's not perfect but I liked the characters a lot more.
That being said I didn't really fully connect with the main characters of this book anyways. Insta-love is a big pet peeve of mine and this book had that big time. There was a period at the beginning with no sex but it still seemed like sex and lust was all they had in common. They constantly thought and talked about how they wanted to have sex. I wanted them to actually get to know each other. They were in love too fast so I just never really believed it. That is especially true because of what we learn about Claire's childhood. After all that and her not dating anyone and not wanting to just sleep with guys and she jumps into bed with Jude right away. Where was the build up. There is no foundation for their relationship except for lust and sex.
Jude is not any better. I do not for a second believe that Jude is that much of a slut that he just does a complete 180 without any real character development to support that. I really did not like how all the women who were after Jude were portrayed. I mean come on maybe a few women would come out and say those things but not that many. Women are a lot smarted than to believe that the second Jude stops sleeping around he would commit to them when he didn't commit when he slept with them. Jude can be portrayed as someone who sleeps around without making all the women that have slept with him, or want to sleep with him, be whining girls controlled by their vaginas.
The big secret and blow up between Jude and Claire was a waste of time for me. I new she wasn't going got tell him everything so that was not a surprise. But I also think that he overreacted and didn't really have any reason to be as mad as he was. I especially hate characters that claim to love someone (overly so) and then the second something goes even slightly wrong they are done. To me it wasn't even as big of a deal as Jude made it. Of course he has a right to be upset but not that much. It doesn't help much that Claire's reasoning is stupid and felt forced.
I checked and it turns out I have read quite a few hockey themed books. Many of those being way better that this one. But even so I can see the potential. I wanted more build up between the Jude and Claire. I wanted to be shown more of why Claire and Phillip were so close since I have not and do not plan to read his book where it might show more. This was a easy fast read and I know that I kind of dumped all over it but it really does have potential. I think just at this point I have read so many books that are better (and apparently a bunch of hockey ones) that I expect more. One of the hockey series that I like is the one that starts with [b:The Deal|24920901|The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)|Elle Kennedy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1431282052s/24920901.jpg|44100599]. It's not perfect but I liked the characters a lot more.